7 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2013/2052(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Malaysia has to hoeld parliamentary elections ion April or5 May 2013;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to elevate the EU's relations with countries in Southeast Asia, including and in particular Malaysia, through the timely conclusion of the negotiations on partnership and cooperation agreements with fiseven ASEAN countries; to raise awareness in the EU of the importance, significant potential and the multi-faceted nature of those relations; to stress the importance ofneed for active and frequent EU participation in high-level meetings and summits of organisations in the region, where the EU has been invited to take part;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to commend the creation of the Malasian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) combining all law enforcement activities of federal laws at sea in one agency, and the results of Malaysia's subregional cooperation with Singapore and Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, the Asia Maritime Security Initiative (AMARSECTIVE) and the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), and of cooperation within the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), in significantly improving maritime security in both the Malacca Strait, through which more than 50 000 vessels pass annually, and Malaysia's coastal waters; to express appreciation for the fact that the Malaysian Armed Forces have joined in the anti-piracy operations off the Somali coast; sees potential for closer EU/Malay cooperation in enhancing maritime security in particular in capacity-building on coast guards, information sharing, naval interoperability and development on legal issues;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to recall that Malaysia enjoyed an extraordinarily high degree of political stability over a long period up until the 2008 elections; to note that the recent elections have shown Malaysia's move towards a multi-stakeholder democracy; to suggest that the new government taking office after the 2013 elections should respond to the growing ethnic and political tension, the wider distribution of popular support among a number of political parties and the increasing civil unrest and growing number of demonstrations, and open up an active dialogue with the opposition and with all ethnic groups; to stress also the importance of taking measures to address public discontent over corruption; to call on the government to continue with the economic and political reform agenda;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) (-g) to note that for the 5 May national elections opposition workers and independent election monitors have accused the government of vote-rigging tactics, including stacking the election commission with partisans, marshaling foreign laborers to vote using illegal identity cards and marking the voters' fingers with supposedly indelible ink that could be wiped off; calls on the new government to thoroughly investigate these allegations;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to welcome Malaysia's drive to increase energy efficiency, the use of renewable energies and investment in green technologies in the fields of transport, energy and buildings, despite it being a major oil and gas producer; also to welcome the fact that Malaysia has recognised the need to transform its economy into a low-carbon one as part of its responsibility in the global fight against climate change; to stress that renewable energies, such as palm oil and hydropower, must be produced in an environmentally sustainable way, without reducing the size of tropical forests, - in the interest to preserve Malyasia's remaining tropical forests for its future generations - without reducing biodiversity or replacing food production by fuel production;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to recall the EU's internal debate about the dangers of pushing bio fuel over food production and to emphasise that palm oil cultivation for biofuels must be carried out in a sustainable manner, avoiding forest conversion and loss of biodiversity, respecting the land rights of indigenous people and providing opportunities for the poorest communities to raise their living standards;